Xanthomas are lesions on the skin containing cholesterol and fats.
They are often associated with inherited disorders of lipid
metabolism (inherited problems with the way that fats are broken
down and used).
Review Date: 05/23/2010
Reviewed By: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc., and David
C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General
Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School
of Medicine.
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